 Wood next sailed "Buffalo" to Quebec with 300 soldiers as reinforcements for the British forces dealing with the Rebellions of 1837 there.On 28 September 1839 she sailed from Quebec, Canada with 82 American patriots and 58 French prisoners from Lower Canada who were convicts and part of the Upper Canada Rebellion.On 12 October a conspiracy to murder the ship's crew was attempted, but was discovered, and the rebels secured.